North Carolina Newspapers

Important Pert War Carried On In County w. any m wi hou amy-: n thus immi . !, n.v pe sple often it - haraly know there However, r! lit next bomb was bein? .i' Oak RUlge, wi:i? Clu ? county's men work. And. in the boundaiies ol tin- c unty, at Bhnam Dam, every depth bomb charge develop ed by the U. S. Navy for use aga'nst tile Na/i and Jap U-Boa:s was tested. The anti-submarine project was conduced with as much secrecy as the bomb project, and the Naval officials in charge are just now re vealing some of the results. A by-product of the experiments which saved the Navy thousands of dollars in equipment and time was j the depth charge recovery net, a device which engineers assigned to the H wassee job designed and de veloped. The net also permitted I increased freedom of action in the . actual testing of the depth charges. ' Naval Ordnance laboratory ex perimental facilities were establish ed at Hiwassee Dam in the Winter of 1942. Men who pionee'-ed the engineering project, lived in a tiailer owned by the Federal Se curity administration and the TVA provided washrooms in the dam's observation building. Nearest shower was a mile away. A grad ual increase in personnel necessi- j tatea artdit:"nal trailers, but the exodus cf TVA personnel in the I pas', two years has finally enabled ' the laboratoiy representatives to j acquire Quarters in the barracks ! formerly occupied by employes of 1 the Authority. Besides conducting important developments and experimental work on depl'i charges, N?""l o~ ! nance laboratory is the Navy s' headquai ters for the design and de vrlopmi n : of mines, pyrotechnics, fuze-', and various items of equip ment ? > protect our ships from un derway r enemy weapons. Cap: Ralph D. Bennet. USNR. noted s.1, ntist, is technical head of the lab ratory. He Is assisted j by srien ists and engineers who left 1 leading industrial laboratories and 1 eauca: onal institutions from all' over 'hi. country to take part in I the Naval Ordnance laboratory's Piranu- underwater ordnance pro- 1 ?ram It was this laboratory I viiicii developed the mines which \ were dropped into the strategic Japanese waterways to paralyze ccmp'.i edly all water borne enemy commerce. The laboratory also de ve. ped the parachutes which eas f r ' 1 deadly devices into the **ter from an altitude of 10.000 feet. Units are working with the *mn "n the "radio proximity {tf< which explodes a shell by Ec : h f reb iunding radio im PUl'' ? when the projectile is with in sc. nty feet of its target. L.i-'cn Davis, Sam L. Davidson, aM Cliff Killian attended a Standard Oil Company dinner "teeting at Skyland hotel. Hender sonville, on Friday eevning. ?Ting Is Named New Councilman At the meeting of the town oo moil bat week, W. D. Kin.' c\ .,d a membi "f the council L.. i usceed Dr. B. W. VVhitfiehi. re signed. J. W. Dyer who was elect ed previously, did not accept. I- veieaux Birchfield of An drews was elected to serve on the police force with hours from 2 p. m. to 10 p. m. The t wn is calling for eight $1,000 refunding bonds. Washam Speaker At Lions Club Meeting Tuesday The Rev. C. C. Washam, presi dent of Andrews Rotary club, talk ed on the organization and work of the Rotary club, at a meeting of Murphy Lions club Tuesday eve ning at the Methodist church. Mrs. J. W. Davidson spoke on Federal Aid to Education, discuss ing bills before congress and what it will mean to schools in this state j if passed. The club voted to write congressmen and senators request ing them to give their support to the bills. Frank Forsyth urged the club to support the United War Fund. Guests at this meeting of the ciub were: Joe W. Davis, St. Peters burg Fla.. P. G. Gearing, Sebring, Fia., M. L. Wood, Sr. and M. L. j Wood. Jr., of Montgomery, Ala , j the latter two guests of Dr. B. W. Whitfield. >3*7 ' Smith Announces New Schedule i The new schedule of services on j the Murphy Methodist circuit, of j which the Rev. C. A. Smith is pastor, is as follows: first Sunday, Peachtree, 11 o'clock: Martins Creek, 7:30: <econd Sunday, To motla. 11 o'clock: Hampton Memorial, 7:30: third Sunday, Martins Creek. 11 o'clock: Mag gies Chapel, 3 o'clock: and Peach tree, 7:30 o'clock: and fourth Sun day, Hampton Memorial. 11 o' clock and T. molla, 7:30 o'clock. Miss Roberts With Red Cross Miss Kathaleen Roberts went last Wednesday to Atlanta where j she had an interview with the i American Red Cross, and was as- j signed to overseas duty, as a clerk > typist. She will report to Wash- 1 , inst n. D. C.. on November 12. for ! two weeks' training. Miss Roberts was accompanied to Atlanta by | her sister. Miss Mary Lee Roberts ' and Miss "Toots" Cook. TKUMAN SIGNS BASEBALL FOR HEF J in AN INFORMAL WHITE HOUSE CEREMONY Present Harry . ^ ^ 1? autographing a baseball for Pfc. Paul E. Davis o ^ Q foul tip American soldier to enter Tokyo. Davis cau^' . j h M stack during a World Series game. Looking on In center If J ^urnational) 01 Pittsburgh, Pa, VTW comm?nder-ln-chlel Tc:!:e Over Batavia TROUBLES In Java and Indo-China reached a critical stage as Allies took over Batavia (1) alter rebels called for a "holy war" and armed I Annamese (2) clashed with British forces over possesion of an airport which link* Saigon with the out ikia world. * (International) Mrs, Freeman To Attend Welfare Meeting, Raleigh Mrs. Laura H. Freeman, county welfare superintendent, will attend the 26th annual Public Welfare In stitute for North Carolina Social Workers in Raleigh next week. The meetings will be held at the Carolina Hotel October 30 and 31. The program will include dis cussi ns of current developments in dealing; with juvenile delinquen cy. adoptions, an! social case work. The work of the Domestic Rela tions Commission, the Medical Care Commission, the State Vet eran's Commission, and the Hos pitals Board of Control as they re late to county welfare situations will be c nsidered. Dr. Arthur Fink, new head of the Division of Public Welfare and Social Woik at the University of North Carolina will give the fea ture address Tuesday night on "Cunent Developments in Train ing for Social Work." The final address on "Social Progress in the Southeast" will be given by President Fl ank P. Gra- 1 ham of the University. On Monday preceding the open- 1 ing of the Institute Tuesday morn ing, the N. C. Association of Coun ty Superintendents of Public Wel fare will hold their annual business meeting and dinner session. Gov rror Cherry will address the super intendents night meeting on "The State's Responsibility for Public! Welfare." Bulldogs To Play Hayesville Murphy Bulldogs will play Hay esville Friday on the home field. Remaining games of the Bulldogs are: Waynesville, November 2, in Murphy, and Duck town November 9 at Murphy. All games will start at 1 p. m. Murphy won last Friday over Duck town, 13-7. Presbyterian Women Attend District Meet Mrs. J. B. Gray. Mrs. T. G. Tate, Mis. R. H. Foard an.1 Mrs. C. W. Savage attended the confer ence of Presbyterian Women's auxiliaries of District No. 3. which was held at the Bryson city Pres bterian church Saturday. Mrs. F ard was elected chairman of the district to succeed Miss Dorothea Harbison of Highlands. Auxiliai ies in the churches of j Andrews. Bryson City, Hayesville, Hiulilanis, Murphy and Robb'ns ville comprise District No. 3. RFVIVAL CONTINUES Tlie services at Free Methodist church will continue through Run day evening. October 27, states the pastor. Rev. L. E. Latham. The minister says that the services have hern well attended by people of all denominations. ,>n Cherokee h es Exhibited Fat Stock Show | T< *i 4 II club baby ! . f calves < !' S.i w and sale last week. . . and C il Jonc of Pogtell, D v ai d Franklin Martin of i ar. Arnold and Herbert ? ' ;1 cf Tomc.ia. T'\'r ca!v, .s compevd with 154 j : alvcs fr m 15 western counties. I Fuur <,f the Cherokee county calves j ? ? ?< placed in the blue ribbon I up, and five in the red ribbon j 6 roup. The average sale price for i sill calves exhibi:ed was $19 plus. In o der t > encourage 4-H boys and giils in producing these prize calves, V. M. Johnson for the Lions club and Noah Hembree bought two of the t p CheroKee county calves and will sell them locally through their markets. Also, the j Rotary club of Andrews bought one to be s >ld in Andrews. The Citizens Bank and Trust Company gave each boy and girl from Cherokee, Clay and Graham counties exhibiting calves, a $5 bonus prize. Hamilton Brothers Aucti n market and Reece Motor company of Andrews gave $2 for each animal from Cherokee coun ty. These additional prizes are given to encourage boys and girls to par- 1 ticipate in this beef calf work. 270 Gifts For Soldiers Wanted From Murphy Mrs. W. M. Axley. chairman of the Camp and Hospital council of the Cherokee county chapter of the American Red Cross, attended en F iday the WNC meeting held at Oteen hospital. She reports that, this community lias been call ed upon for 270 g?ts, valued at $1.50 to S3 each, for patients at Moore General hospital at Christ mas. The American Legion auxiliaries in the state are cooperating with the Camp and hospital council in collecting Christmas gifts, and theirs will be contributed through the council this year . Among the most acceptable gifts are: Address Books 'medium size), manicuring sets for men, snapshot albums, leather frame mirrors, wallets, sliavin:' sets, money belts, cigarette cases, m litary brush sets, white handkerchiefs, white scarfs, tobacco pouchi s, pipes and pipe tcbacco, mechanical pencils, .shoe polishing sets, sewing kits, small dictionaries, small books - me edi i;ons. shaving cream, tooth paste, decks of caids, cigarettes, socks, puzzles, dice, small magazines, stationery and w riting portfolios, leather traveling playing cards sets, whisk brooms in leather cases, end small leather or plastic boxes for insignia. IN MARINES Pvt. Ernest J. E. Satterfield is now serving in the Marines at Parris Island. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Satterfield. Murphy, Rt. 2. T" ? BELIEVED TO BE the smallest living child on record, Robert Lee Perkins ? all 24 ounces of him ? sleeps se renely in his incubator at Enloe Hospital, Chico, Calif. First fed in travenously, little one lb. eight oz. Robert has grown up to an eye- j dropper. ( International ) | Cherokee Quota Is $165,000 * Cherokee county's quota in the Victory Luan will be $165 000, of J which $76,000 is the "E" bond quota. The loan drive starts on October 29. with Percy B. Ferebee as county chairman. The quota assigned this county is less than those in former war loans, and Mr, Feiebee appeals to the public to buy generously and reach this reduced amount soon after the drive begins. Coleman Awarded Medical Badge With The 80 th Infantry Division ? Seven officers and 117 enlisted men of the Medical Detachment, 317th Infantry Regiment, have j been awarded the Medical Badge ; for satisfactory performance of duties with the infantry in con nection wiih ground combat 1 against the enemy n the European , Theater of Operations. Among the men from North Carolina receiving the badge is Pt'c. Fletcher F. Coleman, of Mur phy. N. C . Rt. 2. Group Leaves For Induction Eight, men left Murphy Monday morning for Fort Bragg for in duction into the armed forces,. They are: Lewis Casteel Hawkins. Jr.. lead er; Ernest Wade Farmer. Luther CJuy Hart 's, Charles Junior O'Dell. M. B. McDonald, James David Farmer. Ralph En ward Dai ley. Glenn Howard W ody. (tr.). Miss Minnie Ferguson, Teacher !n County 35 Years, Taken Bv Death Funeral services for Miss Minnie Ferguson of Murphy, Route 1, who died Sunday evening at 8:20 o' clock at a Murphy hospital follow ing an extended illness, were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Peachtiee Baptist church with the Rev. L. P Smith, the Rev. Robert Baiker, the Rev. J. A. Mor ris and tile Rev. Nane Starnes of AsheviUe officiating. The body lay in state at the church for one hour before the service. Surviving are five sisters. Mis. D. O. Parrish of Durham. Mrs. E. B. Roberts of Ashcville, Mrs. Carl | Sudden h of M:ami. Fla.. Mrs. Ed rar Stone of Des Moines, Iowa, and Mrs. Noah Hembree of Mur phy; six brothers, Hayden, Hom er and Frank Ferguson of Murphy. Herman of Jacksonville, Fla., Har ry of Sylva, and Max Ferguson of Akron, Ohio. Miss Ferguson had been a teach cr in Murphy and the Cherokee county school system for thirty five years. "Miss Minnie" as she ' was familiarly known throughout I the county was active in church ' work and the upbuilding of her community until her final illness. Active pallbearers were, Lloyd W. Hendrix. C. M. Hendrix. Law ; son Lunsford. W. N. Leatherwood, | Carl Stiles and John J. McGuire. I Honorary pallbearers were Dr. W. A. Hoover. R. B. Ferguson, Neil I Davidson. R. C. Mattox. J. L. Hal!. W. A. Bnyd. E. A. Howard, W. H. Sudderth. H .S. Sudderth. Frank StbenmOtf, w. k. Moore, Wilbur McCombs. Dillard McCombs. H. N. Wells, Roy Wells. Bass Wells. Fred Sneed. W. J. Johnson. J. F. Fmith and deacons of Pcachtrce ! Baptist church. Members of her Sunday .school class and the in termiaie B. T. U. were fbwer jrirls. Interment was in the family cemetery with Ivie funeral home I in chargre. New Fcrds On Display Friday, 28th Ford di a', .-.'in Cherokee coun ty are ann .:inr ng in ihis issue of, the SCOUT the sh iwing of the first new ear.-, since 1942. on Fri daj , October 28. Reece Motor Company of An drew.-;, and Evans Auto Company of Murphy each will have a new Ford on display at their showrooms all through the day. They are invit ing the public to inspect this car and have its new features explain ed by well informed representa tives. $100 and $50 Cash Prizes Offered In NCPA Contest To focus the interest of the present student generation on the place and importance of newspap ers in modern society, the North Carolina Press association is spon soring an essay contest for stu dents in high schools and colleges of the state. Any student in any high school in the state may submit essays; there are no restrictions as to age or race. Essays should be submitted by Dec. 15, 1945, to Miss Addie Mae Cooke, the county chairman of the committee on education of the NCPA. Tile prize winning essays in each county will then be sufc mitted to the chairman of the state committee. Tile topic for high schools is "Newspapers Serving the Com munity". All essays should be neatly and legibly written (pre ferably typewritten, though this is not required); not mare than 1500 words in length < approximately six typewritten pages'. The prize winner in each high schol will be awarded S2 in cash and the county winner $5 in cash by the Cherokee Scout. All es says received from the separate counties will be subm ited t cap able judges who will report in January. Prizes for first and second choices are being offered b\ the North Carolina Press ass - c.a'i.m: S100 Victory bond for first choice: a S50 Victory Bond for >ceond choice. Redding With Seabee Outfit On Okinawa OKINAWA A though V-J Day i: -roughs an end to hostilities, it meant only a breathing spell and back to work order for C. H. Redding, chief electrician's mate. 201 South Peachtree st.. Murphy, N. C.. of the 112th U. S. Naval Construction Battalion. Construction of this major ad | vanced base was only partly com ! pleted and although there were ! cutbacks in the work program. , harbor developments, hospitals and supply depots had to be finished lor the occupation forces. This Seabee outfit, which has been overseas 19 mon.hs. had a part in the construction of the uiiraniic Naval Air Station at Kaneohe Bay. Oahu. T. H.. and . f the Superfortress base on Tin ian. SERMON SUUECT "The Whole Duty of Man" is the ! serai n subject uuiotiBCfd by the 1 Iter. T. G. Tare for the service a: : 11 o'clock Sunday morning at the j Presbyterian church. There will be no evening service. Mr. Tate will preach at Hayesville at 7:30 o'clock. Ben Palmer S 1/C of Jackson - I ville, Fla., spent the week-end here with his family. Chutcii of Mur : ..a yea old this with a CVnten ;i the church the . ?, mber IE. according 11 en" is". by the pastor, The hem t the program is 'I Car. Cente.cd Century . A ' ? nier pastors have been in-, cd to : um to Murphy dur ?a:.- lie week and preach at one of . vfa ?. but some are unable 1 1 come. 1 .? week'* program will begin on Sunday evening. November 18, ?.t 7:30 p- m.. with an organ recital, il the new Hammond organ which the Fidelis class is sponsoring, ar rives in time. The Rev. W. N. Cook of Webster, j a f irmer pastor here, will preach Monday evening at 7:30 p. m.. on, Christ and His Glorious Word". The Rev. Algia West, moderator of the WNC asociation, will lead the opening prayer, and Lloyd W. Hendrix, chairman of the board of deacons, will offer the closing prayer. The Rev. T. L. Sasser of Greens boro. a'.so a former pastor here, will speak on Tuesday evening on, "Christ and His Saving Power". The Rev. Ralph Taylor, local j Methodist minister, and Cyrus C. | White, superintendent of the Bap | t'.st Sunday School, will offer pray ers. On Wednesday evening the M. A. Huggins. secretary of the Bap list State Convention, Raleigh, will speak on "Christ and his Great Commission." Others on program for the evening are: The Rev. M. L. Hall, pastor of Calvary Baptist church, and Mrs. J. C. Amnions, president of the W. M. V. The Rev. J. LeRoy Setele of At lanta, a former pastor here, will preach Thursday evening on "Christ and His Call to Consecra | t on", and the Rev. T. G. Tate. | local Presbyterian minister, and 1 Miss Emma Louise Jenkins, train ] ing union director, will offer ! prayers. The Rev. C. D. Bessinger of 1 Asheville will preach on "Christ i and His Church" on Friday eve ' lvng. Others participating in the j service will be the Rev. L. E. Lat 1 ham. local Free Methodist minister, i and the Rev. Robert Barker, pas I tor f Valley River church. "Romance of a Century", a j sound motion picture showing the i trials, suffei ing. growth and de ! velopment of the Southern Bap tist? vera per d cf 100 years, will . he shown on Saturday evening. Dr. J. F. Dil'.ard Nashville, Teiin . " pi each on Sunday in iralnt on' "Launchig a Hew Cen tura for Christ". Other special features will be presented. On Sunday evening. November 25. a pageant wil lbe present. Mis. V. J. Brown of Walla Wa!l:i .Washlnpton who has spent thp pas: several weeks here with Mrs. L. E. Bayless and Mrs. J. W. Thompson, left Tuesday fofr Win ter Haven. Fla. To the People of this Community 'For the last time, America, buv extra bonds." "They finished Their Job. Let's I Finish Ours.'' These and , other catch phrases have been dinned 1 into your mind at j work, at ' play and at home by a j mighty bar rage of ad- , vertising ann promotional aevices. How well you have responded I only you can truly answer. The drive totals, national and local published in today's editions, re veal your record. Your future personal well-being is most af fected by how many extra Victory Bonds you have purchased. ! But is your bond buying Job doiio even if you have gone the limit of your present income and resources? The Job of Investing new savings wisely is never fin ished. Thrift is Just as vital In peace u in war. Keep buying your government's savings binds. THE EDITOR